Speech #710176464

I call tile Senators attention to the fact that this law would not go into effect immediately. It says "beginning January 1. 1931." I desire to call the Senators Attention very briefly to the fact that there is nothing novel in this kind of legislation except in the United States. Such laws are in effect in Europe. and the very countries some of whose citizens in this land have objected to the passage of our immigration laws. prohibit an American citizen from holding a job so long as a citizen of their own lenad is out of employment. APR L 17 Conceding the fact. which everyone knows to be a fact. that there are many millions of people hungry today. walking the streets and thoroughfares of this Nation. what excuse can we give for not adopting the same method to protect the jobs of our citizens which the countries of Europe adopt? I call the Senators attention to these striking statements. Germany fixes every year beforehand the number of immigrant land workers to be admitted into that country. and all alien workers must hold a permit from the Government. Demnark does not admit alien workers unless the national immigration committees. on which labor is represented. find that no native labor is available for the work. Finland compels foreigners to obtain a residence permit from the police if staying longer than three months. and the authorities may dictate the place of residence. Hungry prohibits the entry of alien workers unless they hold a pemit from the minister of the iterior. and this permit is valid only for work at a specified place and for a specified time. the alien worker may not accept employment elsewhere. Deportation is also provided by tile Government of Hungary in the economic interests of the country. Rumania authorizes the Minister of Labor to prohibit or restrict the entry of alien workers of certain occupations. Rumania also prohibits the employment of a foreign worker unless his employer agrees to take a Rumanian instead if the employment exchange can find him one.